Mr Salles Easy Method to Compare Poems for Top Grades

[@roonyq]

I tried this out the night before my Lit paper and got an 8. It works guys. I switched my method form PETAL to FOSSE and never looked back. Trust Salles here. He's great.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

That's great to know! Well done.

[@jstyles3641]

Wow this method is amazing🤯I got 30/32 in my unseen poetry just from watching this and one of your previous unseen poetry videos , one day of revision aswell! Thanks mr salles 😉

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

That's fabulous

[@hamzasherasmat6593]

Did you mean seen poetry or am I watching the wrong one?

[@jstyles3641]

@@hamzasherasmat6593sorry I have no idea as this was 2 years ago now & im now yr13! It’s worth checking out his playlist where he categorises them al!! 🫶🏽

[@lauraperez9453]

1 day before your exam?

[@chrishemsley8889]

eek

[@nadiaawatts7928]

hell yee

[@jme5447]

yep and ive done 0 poetry revision :P

[@ameliebarkham9596]

de way same 😬

[@joestables2600]

Of course

[@SlaveOfTheCreator]

Great I have paper 2 literature coming up for my next mocks.

[@jamesmartin746]

Insane ! This was the question and poem they gave us ! 🤯 I tried to use this answer as best I could , thank you so much !

[@jezzaminejude6090]

James Martin how did you get on!!

[@mxrci106]

2019 GCSE? Can u reply quickly cuz i have a mock in a few hours

[@divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657]

@@mxrci106 I have mocks in 1hr and 10 mins

[@nathaniel5151]

@@divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657 good luck they’re honestly not so bad

[@divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657]

@@nathaniel5151 thanks

[@alexlaurenroy]

This is so helpful!! I have an assessment in comparing war poems next week so this is just what I needed! Thank you!!! x

[@jesstaylor1914]

I used this and got 29/30 on my poetry question. Thanks so much Mr Salles!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Brilliant - well done.

[@abida7675]

WOW! WELL DONE!

[@mirshathmohamed2814]

King 👑

[@Friendswithall123]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Where do you add context?

[@sanaj-mk3ze]

@@Friendswithall123 you'd probably incorporate it with your analysis of the quotes as it was in the video

[@eskayok]

Thanks a lot Mr. Salles, I have an assessment soon and this was very helpful.

[@huzafah]

which poem would you recommend learning for the poetry exam each time we compare it with another.

[@visionz3198]

Great my English Teacher told me I have a poetry exam so trying new things!!

[@jacobhill1782]

Hi Sir, I've been trying to compare poems in the Power & Conflict Poetry Anthology that most students don't usually compare. I was wondering if you could possibly give examples of comparisons between 'Kamikaze' and 'Checking Out Me History'. Both of these two poems have a strong theme of identity which I can't seem to put into words that would enable myself to get high marks. Additionally, another two poems, 'Emigrée' & 'Extract from the Prelude', are also poems I'd really want to compare with the theme of childhood and their past with nature and mankind but find the same issue with the other two poems as nobody else compares them from where I have seen. - Thanks!

[@gladsonjeemon710]

still waiting for a reply?

[@v3ryr4re55]

what about now? still waiting?

[@thekingofweebs9825]

This is so peak

[@sully0613]

💀

[@vidishapoudel2975]

@@thekingofweebs9825 loool word

[@roua6484]

Can you do a video on the love and relationship poems

[@tifeosibanjo815]

So one day until my exam... And I'm trying out new stuff. This cannot go well :((((((((

[@arianita9703]

And I’m here trying to do the same 😂

[@dhhdbrdhjdndndn5847]

Cookie You Shouldn't be Laughing!

[@samharrison4456]

What were your results like??

[@CrimeVaultUK]

@@samharrison4456 his fault lol

[@someone-mv6ed]

5 days for me 😬 we never even learnt how to compare for gods sake

[@arishahowlader2451]

thank you very very very much. Your videos are absolutely gold. Without you, i would be screwed!!!. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!🤩🤩😁😁🤩🤩🤩

[@benjaminlee1252]

super helpful! this method helped me achieve me highest mark yet!

[@priya200328]

Does anaphora have to be repeated at start of sentence or can it be in the middle?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Start

[@ralpharmitage7568]

epiphora is the end

[@meera7543]

I really appreciate this help, thanks!!!

[@ameliaburnham8863]

Hi Sir, I was just wondering what you would do if "Charge of the Light Brigade" was the chosen poem and you had to compare it to one other poem in the power and conflict anthology? Do you have two bankers just in case the exam board picks one of them?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You need to check out my videos on what poems to compare - search my channel, or read my guide for free with the link in the description to this video - I have written an essay doing just that

[@illegitimateotaku794]

Could I still get a grade 8 if I ONLY talked about the form, structure and SOAPAIMS in both poems in my essay? Or would I HAVE to include analysis of their openings and endings?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Of course

[@goat.8295]

Would it be a good idea to write about one poem in full first then write about the other poem in full but using comparative terms????

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes

[@JC-yy4rp]

got my mock at 9am tomorrow dreading it

[@Candiceyum]

howw was it

[@ibrahimuddin5414]

My guy

[@FireFitt]

sooo helpful, thanks

[@hamzasherasmat6593]

So you write about form of one poem then another, then opening of one then of another and so on in a single paragraph?

[@em8136]

Should you not use discourse markers for every paragraph to give conceptualised response

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, that will work

[@RealAyandaNxele]

Keep up the good work ❤❤ New subbie here 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@samanvithabhat]

can u please do a version of this for love and relationships

[@isachaudry7157]

Is this channel for Edexcel and can this video be applied to Edexcel ? What about the context you need this to get a high band ?

[@frde2190]

Got my literature exam today so I’m counting on this video

[@calcpost3641]

Sir how many words was that response because it did seem like allot of writing for the time we are given in the exam ( great vid btw )

[@hamnaali4977]

Mr Salles, what is the name of the video you made which is how to write about the poet's purpose? I can't seem to find it. Also, tysm for this video. I'll definitely be using this method to practice. I don't know how I would have been able to catch up in year 10 without you!

[@twelve3076]

The charge of the light brigade is written in dactylic diameter?

[@Friendswithall123]

'Half a league' is Dactyl.

[@ibrahimtahir6145]

Is this FOSSE method within the same paragraph?

[@benedictnoon5800]

Thank you so much have improved both lit and lang mock results by one grade. How do I climb even higher? Should I be making notes from your videos or is watching them alone enough?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Definitely

[@benedictnoon5800]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Cheers in case you wanted to know despite my English grade prediction being a 6 I insist that I watch your videos because you're very engaging unlike other English KZbinrs.

[@snjbros5543]

awesome vid!!! is there a literature paper 1, poetry and prose component video?

[@JayMMA01]

what are the best banker poems for power and conflict?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I’ve made a Short on that

[@JayMMA01]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish thanks

[@UnbeatenPlayzMinecraftandmore]

Would this be better than ARTWARS? Thanks

[@ruchikapissay3117]

Hi Mr. Salles! I have been seeing your videos and they have helped me a lot in improving my language and literature. I am currently doing the International GCSE Edexcel English literature course and below is an essay for one poetry question that I have written by following your BOSE method (without the T and other O). Could you please give me your feedback on this regarding improvements? Thank you so much for all your help. The question is for 30 marks and to be completed in 40 minutes. Show how the poets convey thoughts about others in Remember and one other poem from the anthology. Support your answer with examples from the poem. Christine Rossetti's 'Remember' and Dylan Thomas's 'Do not go gentle into that good night' convey their thoughts about others through the theme of death. Thomas addresses the helpless state to which old people are rendered to and "rage, rage against the dying of the light", encouraging them not to give in quietly to death; whereas Rossetti encourages her lover to remember her after her death (she feared she would die) before giving him permission to "forget and smile" than to "remember and be sad". Thomas commences with an imperative command: "Do not go gentle into that good night", begging readers not to go "gentle" into death and not give up without a fight. Thomas feels the elderly ("old age") need to be pushed to understand the value of living and "burn and rave" to do so just as fiercely as they would have done when they were younger. Much like Thomas's poem, 'Remember' features repeated imperatives which command a loved one. The poem begins as an appeal from the narrator to the loved one to remember her before she dies with a sad request, "Remember me when I am gone". The poet's view of death is ambiguous, and " when I am gone away/ Gone far away" may be seen as euphemistic, used to spare her partner the pain of their separation. Thomas uses tercets to give examples of men who "rage, rage against the dying of the light". There are the "wise me", "good men", "wild men" and "grave men" who can be seen as role models who have fought against death. Similar to Rossetti, he uses euphemism and symbols for death rather than stating it directly. The "night" is a metaphor for death, making "day" and "light" metaphors for life. While Rossetti concerns herself about feelings about her beloved, not wanting him to "remember and be sad", Thomas's use of sibilance when describing the wild men who "caught and sang the sun in flight" is a very positive contrast to his desperate plea for elders' and his father's survival. These men lived life to the fullest and did not waste a single minute, and while they "learn too late" the inevitability of death, they still fight on. Rossetti's use of "darkness" and "corruption" that seem harsh with their plosive 'k' sounds, suggest death with the decaying of the body, but also suggest the bad thoughts in her lover's mind that she does not want him to have. Thomas's use of the villanelle with a fixed rhyme using iambic pentameter seems a paradox, as it would often have a happy tone, but here it is used for more serious reflections. This suggests the intensity of his emotions to stay positive and fight against death in the face of it. Rossetti, however, opts for a Petrarchan sonnet, highlighting her love towards her addressee, while conveying her message. The octave asks her lover to remember her while her sestet introduces the idea that it might actually be better in some ways to forget, at least "for a while" - and the sentiment of the final lines is that the narrator would prefer her lover to be happy. Thomas ends with naming the last type of men: his father. Like with the rest of the poem, he wishes him to fight against death and writes "do not go gentle into that good night" and "rage, rage against the dying of the light" to emphasize his desire. These are also repeated lines in the poem. He asks his father to curse him just so he can see his youthful passion again. This poem does not have a change of perspective like Rossetti's.

[@pavmaste99]

Use gooder words than use like employs.

[@Random-ud8nk]

@@pavmaste99 gooder?

[@sebaseba2450]

Ruchik

[@bestbuilder7833]

Seems like a grade 9 to me.

[@ruchikapissay3117]

@@bestbuilder7833 Thank you, that's what I achieved!

[@hoseok9931]

What's the difference between form and structure?

[@laurenm5770]

Is the subject for unseen poetry power and conflict?

[@SakshamSidana]

Hi Sir, I wanted to ask, what kind of balance should we strike between finding similarities and differences in poems? Are we likely to lose marks for have more similarities/more differences?

[@SullyMH]

Just keep it equal

[@AllBlueGamesD20]

Will this work for edexcel?

[@ytteacherjunior1157]

Wait guys AO 2 is basically SOAPAIMS and it’s out of 12 marks so why isn’t it important?

[@greenappleaven]

Do you have to answer exactly what the question says or can you put in further concepts? For example, "Compare how poets present strong feelings in romantic relationships in ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ and in one other poem from ‘Love and relationships" Can you bring in patriarchal concepts and the strive to assert dominance or should you just stick to strong feelings and their inevitability?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You make those concepts relevant to the theme of the question!

[@buthow_]

I tried your petal technique on an Rome and Juliet mock questions and I got a 7!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Brilliant, well done, and thanks for posting.

[@amaanmohammed3935]

Hi , what does PETAL stand for ?

[@illegitimateotaku794]

Do you have to write FOSSE in that exact order?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Illegitimate Otaku No

[@illegitimateotaku794]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish thank you for ur reply, rlly appreciate everything u do for us :)

[@71mahi58]

Playing this at x1.5 to learn quick...got a test tmrw😭😭😭

[@weewee2701]

me rn

[@s2_krysp1]

can this be used for edexcel?

[@irfantariq2602]

Hi, My school has edexcel as it’s exam board for English Would this method still work for the edexcel version? It’s /20 instead of /30 and 5/20 in the mark scheme is dependant on context

[@KLCiESSEX]

i’m confused on which the order you put these steps. What parts of fosse go into the same paragraph exactly?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

One in each paragraph

[@adid2911]

Can I still use BOOSE or is this a better way to structure a comparison?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Boose stll works perfectly

[@uscmba9917]

Hi Sir, how would I be able to write this much in 45 minutes in the exam? And I'm not sure if I would be able to come up with the points I'd want to make in time. Also how many paragraphs should there be if I use the FOSSE method for Conflict poetry?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Five paragraphs. Write what you can.

[@kyle_--]

does this work for edexcel?

[@HasanAli-hp5jh]

I have my igcse edexcel exam tomorrow, will this still work for unseen poetry and comparing poems?

[@sb5385]

How many paragraphs should this be in general ??

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

10, or 5, depending on how you group your ideas

[@sb5385]

Mr Salles Teaches English are they meant to be PEE paragraphs

[@deshanaylindsay8078]

would we need to write a thesis paragraph before beginning the form paragraph?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

No, the paragraph on from is your thesis statement: E.g. "Shelley chooses the sonnet form both because he is attacking the self love of Ozymandias, and also because he is trying to prove the enduring power of the "sculptor" in the poem and the enduring power of his own art, this sonnet." Notice this is also one sentence long. It doesn't have to be, but it is an exam, so it is worth practising this skill.

[@freidairedia2667]

How could you add the context of the poems into the FOSSE method?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

When you write about the author's purpose at the end, E of FOSSE

[@mpandian22]

is form just like structure?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

No. Form is more like genre.

[@rubyh2064]

but how do i prepare my other poem before the exam if i have no idea what the question is going to ask for?? do i just guess?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Learn your poems in pairs, because you or your teachers think they link together. The question won’t be weird, and you will definitely be able to use your paired poem. For example, if it is a war poem, the question will be about war.

[@gagandeepsahota9788]

Can you use 2 fosse papragraphs one for each poem

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes

[@abida7675]

isn't opening and ending part of structure? so if i talk about just form, soapaims, and structure could i still get top marks?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes

[@abida7675]

thank you for replying

[@markpunt9638]

Anaphora is a confusing term, isn’t it - because in grammar we use it to refer to cases where a word relates back to a previous word but without repeating it.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

That is confusing!

[@heych1s455]

Do you know what question came up in 2019 gcse paper

[@firstlyfirstly4582]

thank you very much

[@denibrown6440]

Would it be wise to revise quotes that link directly to each part of FOSSE to be able to write this way for any poem? I’m really struggling with English, I can pass it I’m at a 5 but I want to get up to a 7, unfortunately I’m homeschooling so I don’t really have any guidance, stress is real

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, exactly, just focus on those quotations. I have a playlist which does this for each poem.

[@mirshathmohamed2814]

He has videos that go over the 5 most important quotes for each poem, to get you a 7, 8 or 9.

[@mayakleinberg6013]

what is the passage in the bible about all flesh is grass

[@janedoe5084]

Slightly weird question, but will this work for comparing two pieces of text (not poems), for Edexcel English language question, 'compare how the writers present their ideas and perspectives'

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I think so. Send me an answer you write this way and I'll take a look

[@janedoe5084]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish where do I send it?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Jane Doe just post it as a comment

[@kite1310]

night before my first lit gcse lmao

[@noahlamb8624]

0:25 - squeezing out a cheeky shart

[@makingmanymoneymoves]

shouldnt one also write about context?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

No, not in the poetry question for AQA

[@makingmanymoneymoves]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish ah i do edexcel so maybe thats why

[@maisiesomerville9899]

so helpful :)

[@tallulahalice6120]

i did this last minute for my assessment lmao help me i'll make sure to give an update when i get it back :))

[@tallulahalice6120]

Ik it’s late but I got 12/30 RIP

[@nyla9]

Is this aaa or Edexcel?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

AQA

[@nyla9]

Mr Salles Teaches English can you use it for Edexcel ? I have my mock tommorow

[@Ikiguyy]

This was the question.....

[@fudge3000]

If you use fosse for each poem, won’t that mean you write 10 paragraphs an into and a conclusion?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You can lay it out that way, yes

[@fudge3000]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish but I’m worried I won’t have enough time to write the whole thing. Can I do 3 paragraphs (language structure form ) for each poem, including the stuff about the start and end of the poem ?

[@Luke-nz3zx]

I'm intrigued by the structure you've made for poetry comparison. I normally try to compare the ideas first, what they both express and how they express the same thing differently (or different viewpoints they showcase it in) no matter how (i.e. whether through form, structure or language). Would you suggest, because i find that sometimes it's difficult to come up with a new idea that the poems both/individually express for every paragraph, that I try and base it more around this structure of allocating specific paragraphs for techniques? Thanks for continued helpful videos

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

The only way to know is to try it, and compare the results. That way you find a method that works for you.

[@Luke-nz3zx]

Very true, I'll try it in my text mocks and tell see how it goes. Thanks

[@a_h5876]

sir what about the context

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Here is the mark scheme. There is no requirement for context: "At the top of the level, a candidate’s response is likely to be a critical, exploratory, well-structured comparison. It takes a conceptualised approach to the full task supported by a range of judicious references. There will be a fine-grained and insightful analysis of language and form and structure supported by judicious use of subject terminology. Convincing exploration of one or more ideas/perspectives/contextual factors/interpretations." If you have some context relevant to interpretation, put it in. Otherwise, it is irrelevant.

[@rebeccaherodotou555]

2 hours before my exam😭😭

[@flix4809]

I have a mock english literature exam (paper 2) tomorrow morning and was wondering how many quotes I would need to analyse. I was thinking maybe 3/4 quotes for each poem because I will only have around 45 minutes but some people said I would need to do more to achieve a grade 8/9, whats your take on this?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

The video tells you 4 from each poem, plus comments on form

[@RC-1440]

Although both Remains and Poppies examine the psychological impacts war creates, Armitage focuses on the PTSD soldiers encounter in their domestic life while Weir writes from the perspective of the homefront; a bereaved mother unable to progress without her missing son. Perhaps both poets convey similar viewpoints to show how war disrupts a person's ability to adjust to life postwar as their mentality is irrevocably reformed. In Remains, Armitage writes in a dramatic monologue to highlight the continuous conflict between the soldier’s consciousness that the “looter” was “probably armed” and his subconsciousness that he was “possibly” unarmed, and thus his killing was unjustified. Armitage writes in quatrains for the first seven stanzas but the last stanza is in the form of a dramatic couplet, signifying his vigorous guilt, hence cutting him off from his former self as he is unable to digest his immorality. Similarly, Weir also employs a dramatic monologue as a diatribe against war, which ruins countless families. The interchange between past and present tense demonstrates her inability to move on, as her life is tainted with the image of her son’s enigmatic fate. Maybe the poets do this to critique war as disrupting and damaging to both the home front and front line, who are unable to progress from the everlasting consequences of war.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Great analysis, writing about form in a meaningful form. Thanks for sharing.

[@RC-1440]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Thanks sir.

[@janeylittle2787]

Is this a new BOOTSE?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, I worried that someone might get BOOTSE wrong, and miss out on the structure part. Bootse done well is just as good.

[@janeylittle2787]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Ah okay. Thank you for the explanation.

[@Ward530]

Is this aqa?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

yes

[@habibtajak6997]

1hr before exam

[@eleanordunkin5484]

1 hour until my test

[@goldenbangu2423]

Exam day😫

[@MoriartyTheCat]

1 am in the morning of the exam oh no

[@ibraheemahmed828]

46 minutes before

[@HelloGames-z4i]

What? U didn’t even use a quote?! Ok I won’t use quotes thanks